Crime of Passing Crime of Passing
- Format
12 Inch
Black
£19.00
Post-punk excellence from Cincinnati’s Crime of Passing on well-crafted debut LP.
The arrangements are spartan yet perfectly judged. Austere guitars interplay with stabs of icy electronics and occasional waves of saxophone above a pulsating rhythm section. The vocals serve to bring this carefully constructed palette to its fullest fruition, ranging from impassioned semi-shouting (see World on Fire) to haunting ethereal murmurings (as on the beautiful closer, Ways of Hiding).
A stunning combination of style, vision, and execution. Crime of Passing, alongside related projects like The Serfs and The Drin, are at the helm of Cincinnati, Ohio’s vibrant post-punk underground. Led by Andie Luman’s fervent vocals, Crime of Passing’s self-titled debut album is a wondrously textured web of sound. Shades of early 1980’s post-punk, synth-driven electro pop, and heavier Industrial/Krautrock tones combine across an album both instantly memorable and futuristic. Nine cold tracks for a new dark age.
—Feel It Records